Monday, June 4, 2012

..if only time would stand still ... For the month of May, our project was to create a heart using aluminum foil, gesso and acrylic paints. I embossed the foil, painted on gesso then polished to reveal the relief of the paisley pattern. I splashed on layers of alcohol inks 'here and there' and embellished with a small amount of stickles.

Thank you Thealie and Libellule for this wonderful challenge. It's so nice to see our Heart Journal grow as the months go by . My apologies again as I was a little late submitting this.

Friday, June 1, 2012

I was asked to make another card that would hold over 110 signatures for a
co-worker who is retiring. I wanted to make something a little different from
the accordian book I made last time .. I was so inspired by Jacqueline's
beautiful 'home decor' artwork that I created this card holding many pages for
signatures, put together using the Japanese stab binding technique. Other pages
can be viewed on my flicker photostream. Thanks for the inspiration Jacqueline! Thank
you everyone for viewing :)

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If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain, if I can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain, or help one fainting robin unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain ... Emily Dickinson

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About Me

I live in the countryside near a small town in Ontario, Canada. I have always had a passion for painting, hiking and gardening. I love nature and wildlife. More recently, I have developed a love of creating home made cards. I am blessed with a wonderful husband, son, daughter and son-in-law. I would like to welcome you to my blog and hope to inspire you through my creative ideas, designs , home made cards and perhaps a few photos. Thanks so much for visiting. Please come again.